Short stories are at the heart of any good Literature class. Traditionally, stories were passed down from generation to generation by storytellers, people whose job was to share those stories that help us make sense of our world. Later on, with the invention of the printing press, stories could finally be written down and became mobile, without the need of a teller. Today, we receive our stories primarily through screens: the television screen, the digital screen, tablets and mobile devices.
The resources introduced here below offer teachers some suggestions of short videos that could be shown to support a storytelling focus in class, and proposes some ways into exploring these film texts, as well as exploring film language and the art and craft of creating stories on screen.
The suggestions that follow are intended for teachers of teenagers or young adults, but could be adapted to suit a range of audiences and contexts.
Susana Runge's story shows how trying to help workers who are experiencing work-related health concerns can result in you being confronted with at least two levels of impact: the impact on the worker, and the impact on oneself. Susana's story was created during a CDS workshop in June, 2011.
Short stories are at the heart of any good Literature class. Traditionally, stories were passed down from generation to generation by storytellers, people whose job was to share those stories that help us make sense of our world. Later on, with the invention of the printing press, stories could finally be written down and became mobile, without the need of a teller. Today, we receive our stories primarily through screens: the television screen, the digital screen, tablets and mobile devices.
The resources introduced here below offer teachers some suggestions of short videos that could be shown to support a storytelling focus in class, and proposes some ways into exploring these film texts, as well as exploring film language and the art and craft of creating stories on screen.
The suggestions that follow are intended for teachers of teenagers or young adults, but could be adapted to suit a range of audiences and contexts.
British Council - Multimodal Story: Coming Home
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/britlit/coming-home
British Council - Digitale
This video has been produced within the British Council’s “Imagine Your Future” project. Author: Huseyin Karabey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ao1TCLmNo
Digital Storytelling
Susana Runge's story shows how trying to help workers who are experiencing work-related health concerns can result in you being confronted with at least two levels of impact: the impact on the worker, and the impact on oneself. Susana's story was created during a CDS workshop in June, 2011.
http://www.youtube.com/user/CenterOfTheStory/featured
Multimodal and Multimedia Story: Inanimate Alice
http://www.inanimatealice.com
Also, you can download this resource on Storytelling on Film in PDF format.